by wazzal77 » Fri Apr 26, 2019 1:41 pm
by Sideshow Bob » Fri May 03, 2019 12:47 pm
by samantic » Sat May 04, 2019 11:00 am
by Toto » Sat May 04, 2019 11:33 am
by cracka » Sat May 04, 2019 11:39 am
Toto wrote:I don’t think Nairne have come up for the seniors, from what I’ve heard their senior players were selfless in voting 100% to go up for the better of the club in the long run, letting the juniors play against the best opposition and further their skills, they could have easily voted against and won premierships in div 2, and continue to dominate the junior grades but they’ve made the best move for the club. I doubt they were expecting to come up and the seniors have instant success, they’ve probably done the opposite to Echunga who had a very strong A grade side and won a flag straight away, but juniors have seriously struggled. The scores I’ve seen from Nairne juniors are very surprising, I wouldn’t be shocked if the featured in finals on most junior grades, which will hold the club in good stead in 5+ years.
Short term pain, long term gain. Good on them.
Most clubs are very happy to have them up in div 1 from the people I’ve spoken to, and they’ve conducted themselves very well, Blackwood said they were very professional, and filled their club rooms after the game with players and supporters to have a drink with them.
But yes, today could be very painful for the seniors.
by wazzal77 » Wed May 22, 2019 6:33 pm
by saintal » Wed May 22, 2019 10:02 pm
wazzal77 wrote:Big thumbs up to those clubs who take photos of the games.
On looking at the pics of the juniors on the Echunga v Hahndorf theres an awful lot of players wearing white shorts with black stripes? I struggled to see many red shorts? Do Echunga have any junior colts?
by BurntToast » Thu May 23, 2019 7:15 pm
saintal wrote:wazzal77 wrote:Big thumbs up to those clubs who take photos of the games.
On looking at the pics of the juniors on the Echunga v Hahndorf theres an awful lot of players wearing white shorts with black stripes? I struggled to see many red shorts? Do Echunga have any junior colts?
Echunga had just 10 listed on sportingpulse for Junior Colts, and 13 for Senior Colts.
Without being involved with a club and simply watching from afar, the change to U18s/16s/14s age brackets appears dumb.
by batmanbegins » Thu May 23, 2019 11:25 pm
BurntToast wrote:saintal wrote:wazzal77 wrote:Big thumbs up to those clubs who take photos of the games.
On looking at the pics of the juniors on the Echunga v Hahndorf theres an awful lot of players wearing white shorts with black stripes? I struggled to see many red shorts? Do Echunga have any junior colts?
Echunga had just 10 listed on sportingpulse for Junior Colts, and 13 for Senior Colts.
Without being involved with a club and simply watching from afar, the change to U18s/16s/14s age brackets appears dumb.
It absolutely is. While the age group change wont effect the bigger population based clubs (Blackwood, Mt Barker, Hahndorf, Onka Valley) smaller town clubs like Echunga, and many of the Div 2 clubs will suffer. In my opinion the age bracket needs to be increased in the colts competition. Junior Colts, 13, 14 and 15. Senior Colts, 16, 17, 18.5. Something needs to change to help the smaller clubs keep their colt teams in the competition.
by wazzal77 » Fri May 24, 2019 12:41 am
by Dutchy » Fri May 24, 2019 10:19 am
wazzal77 wrote:Are you all saying that the move from u13s u15s and U17.5 to u14, u16 and u18 is dumb?
I can’t see any difference ? Doesn’t it expand the potential pool of players by 6 months? Or am I missing something?
Or are you suggesting that there should only be 2 x colts teams and not 3?
It maybe late in the night but I’m struggling to understand what the issue is with the age changes.
by batmanbegins » Sat May 25, 2019 1:28 pm
Dutchy wrote:wazzal77 wrote:Are you all saying that the move from u13s u15s and U17.5 to u14, u16 and u18 is dumb?
I can’t see any difference ? Doesn’t it expand the potential pool of players by 6 months? Or am I missing something?
Or are you suggesting that there should only be 2 x colts teams and not 3?
It maybe late in the night but I’m struggling to understand what the issue is with the age changes.
SFL has suffered massively from going the other way, stick with 14's/16's/18's it is much much better.
Mind you is there any club in Div 2 that has a full suite of junior teams? Maybe Div 2 should be different i.e. u14's and u17's
by BurntToast » Sat May 25, 2019 11:06 pm
by Look Good In Leather » Sun May 26, 2019 1:46 am
Dutchy wrote:wazzal77 wrote:Are you all saying that the move from u13s u15s and U17.5 to u14, u16 and u18 is dumb?
I can’t see any difference ? Doesn’t it expand the potential pool of players by 6 months? Or am I missing something?
Or are you suggesting that there should only be 2 x colts teams and not 3?
It maybe late in the night but I’m struggling to understand what the issue is with the age changes.
SFL has suffered massively from going the other way, stick with 14's/16's/18's it is much much better.
Mind you is there any club in Div 2 that has a full suite of junior teams? Maybe Div 2 should be different i.e. u14's and u17's
by Toto » Mon May 27, 2019 8:17 am
by Dutchy » Mon May 27, 2019 12:25 pm
Look Good In Leather wrote:Dutchy wrote:wazzal77 wrote:Are you all saying that the move from u13s u15s and U17.5 to u14, u16 and u18 is dumb?
I can’t see any difference ? Doesn’t it expand the potential pool of players by 6 months? Or am I missing something?
Or are you suggesting that there should only be 2 x colts teams and not 3?
It maybe late in the night but I’m struggling to understand what the issue is with the age changes.
SFL has suffered massively from going the other way, stick with 14's/16's/18's it is much much better.
Mind you is there any club in Div 2 that has a full suite of junior teams? Maybe Div 2 should be different i.e. u14's and u17's
What are you talking about, all clubs are now able to field teams in all grades for the first time in many years. Best thing the SFL ever did.
I was at a total loss at why the Hills moved to U/18s - it s a grade that is proven to fail in almost every community level competition it is attempted in. Even the Amateur league are struggling to maintain an U/18 comp with 70 odd clubs.
Terrible age to try to maintain numbers, transition from school, changing lifestyles, etc.
by norwood8 » Mon May 27, 2019 10:16 pm
Toto wrote:I can’t see them losing. Obviously anything can happen on the right day but with the depth they have, I wouldn’t bet on them losing a game. Everyone talks about their top end, Hourigan, Jaensch, Matsen, Cheney etc. But I think it’s the rest that put them on another level to everyone else. They don’t have a weak link. Teams just can’t kick a big enough score to trouble them, their back 6 are so well drilled.
I would love to see a champions league type set up over a weekend at the end of the season where the best country sides from each comp play off for the mantle of being the best in SA. Always a big debate between HFL Div1, Great Southern, River Murray and possibly Barossa, (throw in Waikerie) but i think Hahndorf would be the best country footy side in SA atm. Certainly the best side I’ve seen! As much as I hate to say it....
by scottroo » Tue May 28, 2019 8:10 am
by cracka » Tue May 28, 2019 9:57 am
norwood8 wrote:Toto wrote:I can’t see them losing. Obviously anything can happen on the right day but with the depth they have, I wouldn’t bet on them losing a game. Everyone talks about their top end, Hourigan, Jaensch, Matsen, Cheney etc. But I think it’s the rest that put them on another level to everyone else. They don’t have a weak link. Teams just can’t kick a big enough score to trouble them, their back 6 are so well drilled.
I would love to see a champions league type set up over a weekend at the end of the season where the best country sides from each comp play off for the mantle of being the best in SA. Always a big debate between HFL Div1, Great Southern, River Murray and possibly Barossa, (throw in Waikerie) but i think Hahndorf would be the best country footy side in SA atm. Certainly the best side I’ve seen! As much as I hate to say it....
Hahndorf would touch up any country team in the state, a ridiculous amount of talent all over the park. Would beat any other team by 7/8 goals on a HFL sized oval.
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